Russia activates Arctic strategic military command

Following the establishment of the Arctic strategic command, the Northern Fleet will cease to be part of Russia’s Western Military District and become an independent operational-strategic unit.

As more military personnel and hardware are expected to be directed to the command, the missions in the new training year will have to be performed in new capacity, the Northern Fleet commander Vladimir Korolyov said at a line-up ceremony at the fleet ‘s central base in Severomorsk.